Fifty Shades of Grey
- 544
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 81 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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Our view
An erotic romance built around one relationship, with explicit scenes of dominance and submission, and best read by those who want exactly that. Readers who pick it up only to have an opinion in the debate may find it middling for long stretches and be put off by the ending. At 544 pages, it is a long book to read out of curiosity alone.
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About the book
Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It became the first installment in the Fifty Shades novel series that follows the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey. It contains explicitly erotic scenes featuring elements of sexual practices involving bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, and sadism/masochism (BDSM).
Reading order · Fifty Shades
Full order & progress →- Fifty Shades of GreyThis book
6.16.1 / 10 - Fifty Shades Darker
6.66.6 / 10 - Fifty Shades Freed
6.56.5 / 10 - Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian
7.27.2 / 10 - Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by ChristianDarker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian–Not ranked yet
- Freed: Fifty Shades Freed as Told by ChristianFreed: Fifty Shades Freed as Told by Christian–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 5.9 across 1,426 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 91% of the weight and the score stays at 6.1 — the Romance average of 7.6 barely moves it.
The rating sources disagree by more than a point, so the score leans more on the category average than usual.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.9 | 322 | 23% |
| Hardcover | 5.3 | 1.1K | 77% |
Frequently asked
How long is Fifty Shades of Grey?
It has 544 pages — longer than 80% of the ranked books in Romance.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Romance — with scores between 6.5 and 7.1, closest to this book.
